Jaipur: Pay traffic fines through QR codes or e-wallets

JAIPUR: Jaipur traffic police is planning to introduce ‘noncontact’ challan system through which traffic violators will have the option of paying fines through e-wallet or scanning QR-code.
Police are in touch with various nationalised and private banks to start this facility as soon as possible. Officers said first preference would be QR code of the account of traffic police for transparency and minimal contact of defaulters with policemen penalising them. The authorities are planning to start the system by June 1. Senior officers of Jaipur police commissionerate were concerned over rising cases among the policemen and were chalking out plans to ensure minimal contact and maintain social distancing.
“We have had meetings with SBI and two leading private banks in this regard. What we are aiming is that whenever a person breaks traffic rules and has to be penalised by the traffic policemen, we should provide our men a QR code of our bank account which should be scanned for payment. This will provide us an opportunity to ensure zero contact with the defaulter,” said Rahul Prakash, deputy commissioner of police (traffic).
He added traffic police were also looking for other options like paying through ewallets. “We have got a few proposals from the bank. If everything goes as per plan, we may start it by June 1 onwards,” he added.